NY/NJ Teamster Education Conference
On Sunday, April 28th, join Teamster activists for a day of union education and strategizing to build Teamster power.
UPS Specialists: Contract Win Today, Nationwide Organizing Drive Tomorrow
UPS specialists and administrative workers at the Louisville Centennial Hub have ratified an agreement that brings them under the national UPS contract and paves the way for more than 5,000 nonunion admins and specialists nationwide to also become Teamsters.
Can Members Use the Teamster Logo?
The short answer is Yes. Teamsters and retirees are free to use the term Teamster and our union’s logo. But you need to know the Do’s and Don’ts.
Rail Teamsters Launch 1 Member 1 Vote Campaign in the BMWED
Last Thursday, rank-and-file rail Teamsters launched a campaign for direct elections in the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Workers (BMWED-IBT).
Happy Women's History Month
Outward Cameras and In-Cab Sensors
Members in some areas are reporting that managers are calling drivers into the office based on in-cab sensors that supposedly detect distracted driving.
WATCH: Enforcing Your Rights Under the STAA
Watch the recording of our webinar on truck safety and how to use our whistleblower rights under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA), with Paul Taylor of the Truckers Justice Center. Click here or watch below to learn about STAA protections and how to enforce them, and hear answers to common questions.
UPS Harassment: Deja Vu All Over Again
Layoffs. Harassment. Petty discipline. UPS management is on a tear. It’s a horrible way to run a company, but sadly it’s nothing new. In 2009, TDU exposed a UPS management memo promising to cut costs by harassing employees and violating the contract. Fifteen years later, it’s the same crap and worse.
Tentative Agreement Reached at Anheuser-Busch
With a strike deadline looming, the Teamsters and Anheuser-Busch reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The IBT reports that the new contract increases job security, raises wages by $8 an hour, including an immediate $4 an hour in the first year, ends two-tier healthcare, and increases pensions. Bud Teamsters will be able to review all contract changes before the ratification vote which is expected to be held next week.